BSR Radio

BSR is Brown Student and Community Radio that serves the curious listener on the web at www.bsrlive.com.

Goals:1) to teach people interested in producing radio how to do so 2) to further interactions between Brown students and the greater Providence community 3) to cultivate a thoughtful and dedicated listenership

Values:Localism – We love our city and state!Education – Spread knowledge and ideas!Diversity – Different is great!Entertainment – Have fun and a sense of humor!Public Participation – Get into it! Get involved!

“The Brown Network” began in 1936 as the first student-run radio station in the country. It was a carrier-current AM station broadcasting to Brown dorms. Eventually the station’s name was changed to “WBRU-AM.” In 1966, some of the station’s members secured a loan from the University and founded the radio station WBRU-FM (95.5), while others continued the student-oriented AM tradition. WBRU-FM became a commercial corporation, financially and legally separate from Brown University, while WBRU-AM continued to operate for the Brown community and surrounding areas in the college radio tradition. The AM signal in time became virtually inaudible. During the mid-1990s, a few students worked to find a new, more audible outlet for those still broadcasting in the older, experimental, student tradition. In 1997, WBRU-AM became “Brown Student Radio” (BSR) and started broadcasting on WELH-FM (88.1). In the early 2000s, BSR began broadcasting online 24/7 and became a joint student/community collaboration.